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ArticleNature communications2017

Single molecule multiplexed nanopore protein screening in human serum using aptamer modified DNA carriers.

Jasmine Y Y Sze, Aleksandar P Ivanov, Anthony E G Cass, Joshua B Edel

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Article in Nature communications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 87 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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87 citing papers in PubMed, 218 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jasmine Y Y SzeDepartment of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9663-0194
Aleksandar P IvanovDepartment of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK. alex.ivanov@imperial.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1419-1381
Anthony E G CassDepartment of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8881-4786
Joshua B EdelDepartment of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK. joshua.edel@imperial.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5870-8659
Imperial College London · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The capability to screen a range of proteins at the single-molecule level with enhanced selectivity in biological fluids has been in part a driving force in developing future diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. The combination of nanopore sensing and nucleic acid aptamer recognition comes close to this ideal due to the ease of multiplexing, without the need for expensive labelling methods or extensive sample pre-treatment. Here, we demonstrate a fully flexible, scalable and low-cost detection platform to sense multiple protein targets simultaneously by grafting specific sequences along the backbone of a double-stranded DNA carrier. Protein bound to the aptamer produces unique ionic current signatures which facilitates accurate target recognition. This powerful approach allows us to differentiate individual protein sizes via characteristic changes in the sub-peak current. Furthermore, we show that by using DNA carriers it is possible to perform single-molecule screening in human serum at ultra-low protein concentrations.

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NanoporesAptamers, NucleotideBiosensing TechniquesDNAHumansNanotechnologyProteinsReproducibility of ResultsAptamers, NucleotideDNAProteins

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PMID29146902
PMCPMC5691071
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